Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $86681 to $109650 Annually
Duties Description As part of the Research and Data Analysis team, the Data Analyst 2 position will perform data analysis and data management activities to advance BSARR's core mission reporting to the team lead. The BSARR is responsible for leading various agency-wide initiatives to improve health equity, service allocation and service access. BSARR is a fundamental part of our strategic goals of transforming our system through innovation and change. The Division of Statewide Services has advanced agency-wide equity goals by creating standard service guidance that are based on valid and reliable assessment data. With these tools now available, BSARR will lead efforts that ensure that our system adheres to service authorization guidance and thus serving as OPWDD's first Utilization Management team. This position will support implementation of standard operating procedures which will be the mechanism to stem overutilization & promote fairness in service access, goals that are especially important given the workforce crisis. The Bureau's Research & Data Analysis Team will collaborate across OPWDD to inform data-driven analysis, modeling, and analytics related to OPWDD service authorization and service utilization. This team is intentionally positioned in the Division of Statewide Services to ensure the required integration of subject matter experts in assessment, clinical evaluation, resource allocation and data analysis. Specifically, this position will support the Research and Data Analytics lead to reviewing OPWDD supports / services, analyze data trends pertaining to service allocation and access, and inform decision making related to the care coordination processes for our OPWDD service system of nearly 140,000 individuals. This position will support the activities for providing oversight and monitoring of data quality improvement and will focus on topics identified as priorities by OPWDD leadership. This information will be leveraged to help the agency look at where areas of the service spectrum may not meet the needs of the people, where there may be issues of access and where there may be issues of inequity.
The BSARR Data Analyst 2 will perform the following duties:
]· Gather and integrate data from multiple sources OPWDD and Medicaid systems to support BSARR reviews, planning, research, and operations.
· Clean, standardize, and merge large complex datasets for statistical analysis to identify service allocation gaps and equity concerns.
· Perform data quality checks, audits, and validations to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
· Create and maintain data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, and data standards.
· Develop and maintain datasets, including data gathering, organization, and standardization including integration of data for reporting, research and presentation purposes.
· Conduct descriptive and inferential analyses to evaluate service patterns and outcomes, and program effectiveness to ensure that individuals receive services consistent with their needs and strengths.
· Design and develop dashboards, standard and ad-hoc reports, and visualizations that identify trends, patterns, and insights that support OPWDD leadership making informed decisions.
· Support preparation of high-level reports, policy briefs, and infographics for OPWDD leadership use and public dissemination.
· Develop datasets and analytic tools that identify and track trends such as under-utilization, over-utilization, denials, and regional differences.
· Use data to monitor compliance with standards and identify quality risks.
· Utilize data analysis software and tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, SPSS, R, Python, and/or Tableau) to support data analysis and reporting needs.
· Apply strong knowledge of relational databases, data modeling and analytic best practices.
Telecommuting is permitted and details will be discussed at interview.
PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
· Experience in creating reports and visualizations to interpret and communicate findings, such as identifying patterns, trends, and insights.
· Experience in developing predictive models to forecast research trends and outcomes.
· Expertise in both creating and utilizing large complex data sets and data analysis tools within Tableau.
· Strong experience in data analysis and data validation using tools such as SAS, SPSS, SQL, Python, R or other statistical languages.
· Experience addressing programmatic improvements needed with plans of corrective action.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Minimum Qualifications Seven years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.
Substitution:
An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience; or a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of general experience. A master’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, may substitute for one year of general experience or a Ph.D. in these fields may substitute for two years of general experience.
Additional Comments • The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.
• Professional Development and Education and Training:
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply***
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